Essence of My Desire

by Jill Jones & Jill LaForge Jones

Book Overview

Simone LeFevre has two ambitions--to become one of the world's leading perfumers and to exact vengeance on the man who destroyed her father, her heritage and her heart. Her key to both is a fragrance,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312964153
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.8" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

Jones makes the unusual ordinary and then extraordinary!

A vintage Jill Jones novel. Extraordinary characters and a deliciously wicked plot that turns the expected inside-out and then upside down. As a reader, I've come to expect the unexpected, emotional delights in a Jill Jones novel, and in ESSENCE she does not disappoint!

Sensual

ESSENCE OF MY DESIRE sweeps the reader into an erotic world of rapture and sensual allure. Ms. Jones writes with flare, style, and a through knowledge of her subject. Characters unique and interesting people her book, making us eager to know them and turn the pages ever faster in our attempt to do so. She weaves the romantic thread of sexuality with precision, offering fans a beguiling and bewitching treasure. Kathee S. Card

Be swept away into the magic!

Jill Jones has done it again! She has penned an incredible tale -- one that will sweep you away into the magic of lost love redeemed in a most compelling love story. It's all there -- romance and passion, the mystical and the lyrical . . . what a fabulous read! Rekindling a love after all that's happened between Simone and Nicholas seems impossible ... except when Jill Jones takes pen in hand! Read this for the sheer pleasure this master wordsmith will bring to your heart and to your soul. I haven't read a book this powerful in years!

good entertaining tale

Ten years ago, Nick Rutledge betrayed his love for Simone Lefevre by selling her father's perfume formulas to save his family's failing company. In the end, his actions cost him his love and he never regained control over his company. Simone, who abetted Nick's nefarious activities out of her love for him, watched it kill her father and destroy her father's company. Now, he has a small vial of a strange perfume that induces sexual dreams. He wants to duplicate in order to make the splash on the world that eluded him a decade ago. Simone, feeling guilty over her part in Nick's deception, has the same perfume with the same desires. Both separately sniff the strange perfume and dream of making love to each other. Simone and Nick separately try to break down the formula, but fail. However, their efforts lead them back to each other but can they overcome their ghosts and make love without the aid of a chemical? THE ESSENCE OF MY DESIRE is a well written novel that will be enjoyed by many readers due to its unique story line. The motives of the lead characters, especially ten years ago, is brilliantly developed, leaving the audience filled with empathy towards them. However, some readers might be turned off by the use of a chemical to enhance sexual desires. Harriet Klausner